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Honey, I Shrunk the Start-Ups, Part II

Glenn Kelman — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:03:31 +0000

By Glenn Kelman, President & CEO, Redfin

A few comments about Dave McClure’s Sunday post encouraging entrepreneurs under 30 to sell at the earliest opportunity, from someone who was a founder under 30. I won’t go into the full rant, since I already wrote that last year, but can’t help but comment on a few of Dave’s claims. (Dave already knows I adore his writing style–Dave, I was just telling my twin brother this morning that I wished I had your voice–even if we disagree here.)

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Gordon Gekko 2.0: Flipping Is GOOD.

Dave McClure — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:02:05 +0000

By Dave McClure, Blogger, Master of 500 Hats

Dear Jason Fried:
Sorry, You’re F—ing Wrong.
Flipping is GOOD.

Let me explain…
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The Problem With the Zuckerberg-Lacy Interview @ SXSW: Sarah's Not a Geek

Dave McClure — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:08 +0000

By Dave McClure, Blogger, Master of 500 Hats

So I’m still in shock at what happened a few hours ago at SXSW during the Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg. I’d like to be nice about it and I feel for Sarah, but to be brutally honest I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a complete and utter train wreck of an interview before.

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Sneaking Around With Other People's Platforms

Dave McClure — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:01:00 +0000

By Dave McClure, Blogger, O’Reilly Radar

If you’re a Web developer or recent computer-science graduate, these are most certainly the best of times. With the groundbreaking launch of Facebook Platform last year, and the subsequent emergence of multiple new [open] social platforms this year–MySpace, Bebo, hi5, Friendster, Ning, Meebo, LinkedIn, etc.–we are experiencing a Geek Renaissance the likes of which the software community has never before seen.

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